Definitions from Wiktionary (false friend)
▸ noun: (linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) A word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning.
▸ noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, friend.
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▸ noun: (linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) A word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning.
▸ noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, friend.
Similar:
partial false friend,
ghost word,
false loan,
falser,
false light,
hyperforeignism,
forked tongue,
misresemblance,
false alarm,
folk etymology,
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Opposite:
Types:
faux pas,
embarrassment,
deception,
treachery,
disloyalty,
infidelity,
backstabbing,
treason,
more...
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